Please welcome a guest post from the fabulous author Maddie James
The series, Soul
Mates: The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice, possesses the paranormal element
of time travel, the belief of reincarnation, and the spiritual elements of
fated spirit mates, or soul mates, if you well. Then, of course, there is the
curse. And, a curse spurted out by a spinning, severed head of a legendary
pirate. Blackbeard. For you see, once the real Blackbeard was beheaded (back in
1718), it was important to secure his skull to take back to the authorities as
proof of his death. Pirate lore says, however, that it was hung from the
bowsprit of a ship, and then lost forever.
But not in my book. See?
From Entranced:
The eyes opened, yellow and glaring. The tongue slipped back into place.
Claire shivered as she registered the deep belly laugh she’d heard so many
times before as it exited the disembodied head’s mouth. She clutched at Jack,
her heart vaulting in her chest, tremors traveling the length of her spine,
fear gripping at her stomach in waves. The wind still thrashed about them. Jack
wrapped his arms protectively around her, both of them mesmerized by the happenings
before them.
Then the thing in Rick’s hand spoke.
Very slowly at first, building to a roar that echoed across the beach and
into the ocean itself.
“Be cursed, the two of ye! I place
the loss of me head on your shoulders. Until me head is returned to my rightful
time, yer love will be damned to reside in separate centuries! And may the
curse rest with ye and yer offspring throughout eternity!”
And with that, Rick’s body disintegrated, the throbbing slowed, the
lights flickered.
But the head of Blackbeard remained intact until the end, suspended,
until the last bit of flesh and blood and tissue melted from it, leaving only
the bare and sinister skull suspended in mid-air above the stone.
And then it, too, disappeared.
The
Soul Mates Series
Maddie James
weaves a five book series that combines romance, paranormal, and spiritual
elements—within historical and contemporary worlds—in a family’s quest not only
to break a legendary pirate’s curse, but also to bring the entire family
together again. Full circle. The characters trip through time from 1718 to the
future, and through spiritual worlds, to reconnect with their fated spirit
mates.
Entangled
Book Three, Soul
Mates
Can souls touch through dreams and find their way
home again?
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Jackson Porter seeks
to fulfill his mother, Claire Porter’s, dying request, and find answers about
the imaginary lover who haunts his nights. His future, he learns, is in a place
called Ohio, miles and centuries away from his barrier island home in 1745. The
land, his dying mother tells him, is his legacy. She urges him to claim it.
In the
year 2038, Kari Upton is driven to fight federal sanctions to save her land and
her valuable poppy crops. Her upcoming marriage is one of convenience. Marrying
Tye Gentry will save her Ohio farmland. There is no other way to gain power
than to marry him and ride on his father’s political coattails to the state
legislature.
And
all would be perfect if it weren’t for those erotic dreams of a man with long
dark hair who haunts her day and night....
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About Maddie James
Whether writing
traditional contemporary romance or building paranormal worlds, bestselling
romance author, Maddie James, pens stories that frequently cross a variety of
romantic sub-genres. Sweet or spicy, suspense or comedy, western or
time-travel, her heroes and heroines always chase one thing—the
happily-ever-after—whether they realize it or not!
Maddie has over 40 titles
in ebook and trade paperback print published worldwide, with foreign editions
in French, German, Dutch, Russian, Spanish, and more. Her books have received
numerous 5 Star and Top Pick reviews and have landed on various retailer
top-selling lists. She has been listed as a Top 100 Most Popular Contemporary
Romance Author at Amazon.
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Thanks so much, Krista! I appreciate the spotlight post and your support!
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